Acolman | |
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Town & Municipality | |
| Acolman de Nezahuacóyotl | |
 Facade of the former monastery | |
 Seal | |
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  Acolman Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°38′18″N 98°54′35″W / 19.63833°N 98.90972°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Founded | 8th century |
| Municipal Status | 1820s |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Roberto Sanchéz Campos |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 86.88 km2 (33.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) |
| Population (2010) Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 136,558 |
| • Seat | 5,571 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 55870 |
| Area code | 594 |
| Website | (in Spanish) /Official site |
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is a town and municipality located in the northern part of State of Mexico, part of the Greater Mexico City area, just north of the city proper. According to myth, the first man was placed here after being taken out of Lake Texcoco. In the community of Tepexpan, the fossilized bones more than 12,000 years old of a man were found in the 20th century. The settlement was founded in the eighth century and was an important commerce center at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.[1]
After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Acolman became the site of an important Augustinian monastery in the 16th century that still contains important art and architecture from that time period.[2]
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ Armstrong Baird, Joseph (1962). The Churches of Mexico 1530-1810. Los Angeles CA: University of California Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 968-16-6706-9.